Smart Inventory Solutions was first published in January 2007, with a second edition released in April 2010. The book was written by Phillip Slater and published by Industrial Press, New York.
The first edition of Smart Inventory Solutions specifically focused on the Inventory Cash Release Process, while the second edition significantly expanded on this to include a wider range of spare-parts inventory management issues.
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History
The first edition of Smart Inventory Solutions was based on an ebook released in 2006, titled Generating Risk Free Cash. This original book was exclusively available as a web download and was an early example of independent online publishing. Industrial Press approached the author about publishing a hard copy version following an appearance at a major maintenance conference.
The second edition significantly expands on the first with almost double the content. This edition covers a wider range of spare-parts inventory management topics.
Chapters (2nd Edition)
: 1. Introduction
: 2. The Mechanics of Inventory Management
: 3. The Financial Impact of Inventory
: 4. People and Processes
: 5. Policies and Procedures
: 6. Issues, Myths and a Few Home Truths
: 7. The Spare Parts Storeroom
: 8. The 7 Actions for Inventory Reduction
: 9. Inventory Process Optimization
: 10. Execution: Taking Action to Achieve Results
: 11. Case Studies
: 12. Where to From Here?
: Bibliography
: Appendix 1: Materials and Inventory Management Glossary
: Appendix 2: Data Collection Questions
: Index
Inventory Process Optimization
One key addition to the second addition of Smart Inventory Solutions is the explanation of the Inventory Process Optimization™ Method. This methodology combines the knowledge of parts usage, procurement and supply chain issues with a review of behaviors and the management processes that drive those behaviors. Thus, the book extends the typical approach to inventory management by including human and behavioral aspects.
Inventory Process Optimization has been specifically developed for application with maintenance, repair and operations, engineering spares and other indirect inventory and materials management. It recognizes and understands the impact of people on inventory outcomes. Therefore, its application involves training a wide range of personnel and influencers to ensure a consistent understanding is developed by those who will ultimately drive the results.
Phillip Slater holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering (University of New South Wales) and Maintenance Management (Monash University). He is a regular contributor to ReliabilityWeb.com, a specialty on-line publishing company focused on providing information to the maintenance and reliability community.
Awards
In 2011, Smart Inventory Solutions, second edition, was a finalist in the RGVA Book Awards.
The first edition of Smart Inventory Solutions specifically focused on the Inventory Cash Release Process, while the second edition significantly expanded on this to include a wider range of spare-parts inventory management issues.
.
History
The first edition of Smart Inventory Solutions was based on an ebook released in 2006, titled Generating Risk Free Cash. This original book was exclusively available as a web download and was an early example of independent online publishing. Industrial Press approached the author about publishing a hard copy version following an appearance at a major maintenance conference.
The second edition significantly expands on the first with almost double the content. This edition covers a wider range of spare-parts inventory management topics.
Chapters (2nd Edition)
: 1. Introduction
: 2. The Mechanics of Inventory Management
: 3. The Financial Impact of Inventory
: 4. People and Processes
: 5. Policies and Procedures
: 6. Issues, Myths and a Few Home Truths
: 7. The Spare Parts Storeroom
: 8. The 7 Actions for Inventory Reduction
: 9. Inventory Process Optimization
: 10. Execution: Taking Action to Achieve Results
: 11. Case Studies
: 12. Where to From Here?
: Bibliography
: Appendix 1: Materials and Inventory Management Glossary
: Appendix 2: Data Collection Questions
: Index
Inventory Process Optimization
One key addition to the second addition of Smart Inventory Solutions is the explanation of the Inventory Process Optimization™ Method. This methodology combines the knowledge of parts usage, procurement and supply chain issues with a review of behaviors and the management processes that drive those behaviors. Thus, the book extends the typical approach to inventory management by including human and behavioral aspects.
Inventory Process Optimization has been specifically developed for application with maintenance, repair and operations, engineering spares and other indirect inventory and materials management. It recognizes and understands the impact of people on inventory outcomes. Therefore, its application involves training a wide range of personnel and influencers to ensure a consistent understanding is developed by those who will ultimately drive the results.
Phillip Slater holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering (University of New South Wales) and Maintenance Management (Monash University). He is a regular contributor to ReliabilityWeb.com, a specialty on-line publishing company focused on providing information to the maintenance and reliability community.
Awards
In 2011, Smart Inventory Solutions, second edition, was a finalist in the RGVA Book Awards.
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* Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station, the nuclear power station in Pennsylvania, U.S.
* Three Mile Island accident, a common term for the 1979 nuclear accident
* Three Mile Island accident health effects, about impacts of the 1979 accident
* Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective, a 2004 book by J. Samuel Walker, an historical analysis of the accident
* Three Mile Island: Thirty Minutes to Meltdown, another book
* TMI 25 Years Later: The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Accident and Its Impact, another book
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Career
Robert worked in research in the pharmaceutical industry, then built a community pharmacy group on Merseyside before moving to North Wales.
Robert Gartside has been secretary of the Local Pharmaceutical Society since 1980. Elected member (past Chair) of the Welsh Executive, Royal Pharmaceutical Society since 1990. Member of numerous Welsh government working parties. He has a special interest and has been repeatedly published on the areas of Repeat Dispensing and Medicines Management.
Robert was a founding member of the Pharmacists' Defence Association and is Chair of the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Locum Group
Welsh Highland Railway
Robert has been a board member of the Welsh Highland Railway Society and was instrumental in obtaining a £4.3m millennium grant for the railway rebuilding which was critical to the reopening of the railway.
Other interests
In the 1960s and 1970s Robert was a keen rally navigator and is now the Vice-Chairman of Caernarvon and Anglesey motor club which runs the International Rally of Wales.
Robert is a also an accomplished amateur photographer, has been a member of Caernarfon Camera Club for 30 years and has taken multiple prize winning photographs.
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CouponCabin.com was founded in 2003 by Chicago entrepreneur Scott Kluth, a former employee of Sears.com. .
Coupon redemptions shot up 27% to 3.3 billion in 2009, according to Inmar, which tracks and reports coupon use nationwide. In 2010 -- with the recession supposedly over, but business still stagnant -- redemptions stayed steady at 3.3 billion.
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CouponCabin features thousands of codes redeemable online, which users can search for by store, category or even the type of deal being offered.
CouponCabin has a listing of codes that are guaranteed to work and those that are exclusive to the site, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.
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